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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
[Re: Jim_Clennell]
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13/02/2014 19:34
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Is that like a really hot statistician? Only I'm not sure MrsC would buy that if she found one with her head under my bonnet. So to speak. And more importantly, squeezing your hose
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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Is that like a really hot statistician? Only I'm not sure MrsC would buy that if she found one with her head under my bonnet. So to speak. And more importantly, squeezing your hose Well quite!
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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17/02/2014 09:54
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No progress made on thermostats/hoses, although I have found that I can source either the thermostat on its own (will need gasket(s) presumably) for £9 or the entire housing including the stat for £18. As long as the hoses are in good shape, that might be a simpler option.
I've now removed the remaining excess seats leaving the front 3 and one row of 3 behind. The rest of the bus is now a cargo area roughly 8' x 6' x 6' in height, plus overhead bays. I'm now planning to build a shelf of about 3' x 5' to go over the cab, using some ply and a length of angle iron.
The only slightly disappointing things I've discovered are patches of corrosion that go right through the top of each rear wheel arch where the seats hid them and what I suspect is a slightly leaky fuel tank. Strange how it passed its MOT...!
Anyway, it is not a new, luxury vehicle and did not cost a king's ransom, so I'm not too worried about either, although tips on how to deal with the wheelarches simply and inexpensively would be welcome!
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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17/02/2014 13:05
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Grind the arches back, rust treat and fibreglass, just to stop any water getting in till you sell it.
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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17/02/2014 13:15
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Grind the arches back, rust treat and fibreglass, just to stop any water getting in till you sell it. Compared with the Duck tape-based solution I had in mind, this sounds like a much more thorough (and effective) approach. Sadly, well beyond me at the moment (I have no grinder, no rust treatment, no fibreglass and no time). But I really wish I had all these things! Thanks Daz.
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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17/02/2014 13:45
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Is it too much of a job for hammerite?
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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17/02/2014 14:18
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You can borrow my grinder and welder Jim. What could possibly go wrong?
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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17/02/2014 15:51
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£250 for every clip used Jim. We can split it 60/40.
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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18/02/2014 22:46
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What about fixing the arches with some zinc sheet,mastic and pop rivitt it to fix firm. Then coat both sides with underseal/bitumin.
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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19/02/2014 08:29
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What about fixing the arches with some zinc sheet,mastic and pop rivitt it to fix firm. Then coat both sides with underseal/bitumin. That's what I'd do. Quick and easy
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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19/02/2014 17:32
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Did the thermostat on my Van - a Manzda Bongo 2.5TD. It was easy. But the key consideration is to bleed it properly afterwards. There should be a youtube video on how to do it.
The Stat should open at about 85 degrees so having a cooking thermometer handy is a good idea to make sure you bleed the system AFTER the stat has opened. Otherwise, half the system could have air in it.
Regarding the rust, if it is not structural, I'd be inclined to leave it and perhaps get a friendly welder to patch it when you get back. I've had similar done previously for about £40. I did the prep myself by cutting out the rust in a square with an angle grinder which I borrowed from the neighbour. Then patch welded in, and slap a load of underseal on it !..... well, I would spray anti rust primer on it first... but if you're not keeping it....
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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20/02/2014 17:37
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Thanks for the tip, Gripped. I've put the thermostat on the back burner (so to speak) as it doesn't hinder the way the bus runs (not in this weather, anyway...) I've booked it in with Cambridge Council, who do servicing for the public and I figured they have probably seen more LDV vans than I've had rusty wheel arches. I've warned them about the leaky tank, though I hope it turns out to be a hose or clip or something (trying to kid myself). I bought this Witter ZX99 bike carrier today, after checking that it fit the tow bar and that the upright had sufficient deviation to miss the rear doors as they overhang the bar. I'll be putting it straight on eBay when we get home (unless someone here wants it...), so I hope I don't lose out too heavily. Probably should have looked at renting one, but the thought only occured to me as I was carrying the bloody thing out of the shop.
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Re: Spanish Adventure. Van required. Cheap.
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23/02/2014 19:24
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Does the van have a flat frame above the side windows?
I had a similar issue years ago using a Citroen H type van to collect our stuff from the UK to take to Perigeux.
I simply lay 5 or 6 pieces of 1" x 1.5" timber across the space and loaded stuff on top.
Worked fine.
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